Model
Lg DLHC5502*
Rank #48 means 47 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 97th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 97% of those models.
What does the Lg DLHC5502* cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Lg DLHC5502*'s $49/yr running cost ranks it #48, comfortably in the cheap-to-run group. Size-adjusted, this model beats 97% of clothes dryer models we track on efficiency, a standout even among the class's efficient models. At a CEF of 9, its combined energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung DV45DG60**H* at $49/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg WKHC252H*A at $49/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Lg DLHC5502*'s $49/yr adds up to roughly $637 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Lg DLHC6702*, Lg WKHC252H*A.
By the numbers
The Lg DLHC5502* normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $49/yr, here is what the Lg DLHC5502* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Lg DLHC5502* costs about $490. That is roughly $640 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Lg DLHC5502* compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $49/yr, it runs about $64 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $26 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.8 cu ft, the Lg DLHC5502* is a large clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up. Beyond size, its CEF of 9, above the class median of 3.93, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). Heat-pump dryers recycle heat instead of generating it fresh with a resistance coil, and typically use meaningfully less electricity per load than a conventional resistance dryer, at the cost of a longer cycle; CEF is the federal figure that captures this.
- Drum capacity. A larger drum can dry a bigger load per cycle, but it also usually needs more energy per cycle to heat the extra air volume.
Common questions
Is the Lg DLHC5502* cheap to run?
Yes. Its $49/yr running cost puts it at rank #48 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Lg DLHC5502* cost per month?
About $4.11 a month, which is the $49 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 266 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $49 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Lg DLHC5502* for its size?
97th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Samsung DV45DG60**H*7.5 cu ft | $49 |
| 46 | Asko T411HS.W.U4.9 cu ft | $49 |
| 45 | Lg DLHC8402*7.3 cu ft | $48 |
| 44 | Lg DLHC3602*7.8 cu ft | $48 |
| 43 | Lg DLHC4002*7.8 cu ft | $48 |
Source
ES_1118034_DLHC5502*_09292023114503_80185637View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Lg and DLHC5502* are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.